Marlena Cathorina Kruger, Professor of Nutritional Physiology, School of Health Sciences, Massey University, New Zealand. PhD Physiology, University of Pretoria South Africa 1986. Postdoctoral fellow in Biochemistry 1987-1990, University of Texas at Austin. Faculty member, Department of Physiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 1991-2000. Faculty position at Massey University since 2000. Research interests bone density and biomarkers, osteoarthritis and nutrition. Individual Research Medal Massey University, 2016; Performance Based Research assessment graded “A” since 2006.